The American Revolution

A political clash grows into a struggle that will forever change the world.

The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocean or more away. It impacted millions from Vermont’s Green Mountains to the swamps of South Carolina, from Indian Country to the Iberian Peninsula. In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside-down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic Coast united in rebellion, won their independence, and established a republic that still endures. The American Revolution will present the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through.

Language
English
Studio
PBS
Genres
Historical
Episodes
58
Views
5.2M

Episodes on YouTube

  1. Clip 1 · In Order to Be Free
  2. Clip 2 · The Aftermath of The American Revolution
  3. Clip 3 · How the American Revolution Ended at the Battle of Yorktown
  4. Clip 4 · Nathanael Greene, Daniel Morgan and The Battle of Cowpens
  5. Clip 5 · Benedict Arnold Turns Traitor and Defects to the British
  6. Clip 6 · The British Southern Colonies Strategy
  7. Clip 7 · The British Siege of Charleston
  8. Clip 8 · Why Spain Joined the American Revolution Against the British
  9. Clip 9 · A Solar Eclipse and The Battle of Monmouth
  10. Clip 10 · Valley Forge Tested the Resolve of The Continental Army
  11. Clip 11 · Independence and the Global War for North America
  12. Clip 12 · Patriot Victory at the Battle of Saratoga
  13. Clip 13 · The British Capture Philadelphia & The Battle of Germantown
  14. Clip 14 · The Haudenosaunee Choose Sides in the American Revolution
  15. Clip 15 · How the Battle of Saratoga Began
  16. Clip 16 · The Real People Who Fought the American Revolution
  17. Clip 17 · Washington Crosses the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton
  18. Clip 18 · Warpath of Nations: The Naval Battle That Prevented a Canadian Invasion
  19. Clip 19 · Democracy & The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
  20. Clip 20 · The Battle of Long Island: The Largest Clash of The Revolutionary War
  21. Clip 21 · Native Land and the American Revolution on the Frontier
  22. Clip 22 · The Declaration of Independence & Birth of the United States
  23. Clip 23 · How Thomas Paine's Common Sense Shaped a New World
  24. Clip 24 · Benedict Arnold and The Battle of Quebec
  25. Clip 25 · Dunmore's Proclamation & Black Americans in the American Revolution
  26. Clip 26 · George Washington Takes Command of The Continental Army
  27. Clip 27 · The Battle of Bunker Hill
  28. Clip 28 · The Shot Heard ’Round the World: Lexington, Concord and the Start of War
  29. Clip 29 · Tea, Tar and Tyranny: How the Boston Tea Party Changed Everything
  30. Clip 30 · Phillis Wheatley and the Hypocrisy of Liberty
  31. Clip 31 · The Boston Massacre's Role in The American Revolution
  32. Clip 32 · How the Stamp Act Lit the Flame of the American Revolution
  33. Clip 33 · The First 10 Minutes of "The American Revolution"
  34. Clip 34 · Making the American Revolution
  35. Clip 35 · Bringing Revolutionary Sounds to Life
  36. Clip 36 · Inside Look: Demystifying the People of the American Revolution
  37. Clip 37 · Inside Look: Getting the Facts of the American Revolution
  38. Clip 38 · Inside Look: Giving Voice to the American Revolution
  39. Clip 39 · Telling Our Origin Story
  40. Clip 40 · The aftermath of The Battle of Bunker Hill
  41. Clip 41 · A cause worthy of sacrifice
  42. Clip 42 · Powerful ideas and a radical experiment
  43. Clip 43 · A single shot changed history forever
  44. Clip 44 · Different colonies, one common cause
  45. Clip 45 · Slavery and Freedom
  46. Clip 46 · The British and Americans had varying opinions on the tension of the 1770s.
  47. Clip 47 · Abigail Adams was wife and close advisor to founding father John Adams
  48. Clip 48 · "Whoever looks upon the Americans as an irregular mob, will find himself very much mistaken."
  49. Clip 49 · King George III saw danger in allowing American independence
  50. Clip 50 · Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" made the argument for independence clear
  51. Clip 51 · From a small spark...
  52. Clip 52 · A war that changed the world's view on monarchy
  53. Clip 53 · Benjamin Franklin's observations on power and liberty
  54. Clip 54 · Women were not silent in the Revolutionary War
  55. Clip 55 · The extraordinary thing about the Patriot side
  56. Clip 56 · The words of Major General Nathanael Greene on the horrors of war
  57. Clip 57 · A soldier's viewpoint
  58. Clip 58 · George Washington's troops